Indonesian money

23 curated money words at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Every entry includes pronunciation and an example sentence, with usage notes where they help.

• dompet, wallet /DOHM-peht/
• tabungan, savings /tah-BOO-ngahn/
• menabung, to save money /meh-NAH-boong/
• transfer, to transfer (money) /TRAHNS-fehr/
• rekening, bank account /reh-KEH-neeng/
• ATM, ATM /AH-teh-ehm/
• kartu kredit, credit card /KAHR-too KREH-deet/
• kartu debit, debit card /KAHR-too DEH-beet/
• tunai, cash /too-NAI/
• utang, debt /OO-tahng/
• biaya, cost /bee-AH-yah/
• gratis, free (of charge) /GRAH-tees/
• diskon, discount /DEES-kohn/
• harga, price /HAHR-gah/
• kembalian, change (money) /kehm-bah-lee-AHN/
• bayar di muka, pay upfront /BAH-yahr dee MOO-kah/
• setor, to deposit /seh-TOHR/
• tarik tunai, withdraw cash /TAH-reek too-NAI/
• saldo, balance /SAHL-doh/
• kurs, exchange rate /koors/
• tukar uang, exchange money /TOO-kahr OO-ahng/
• biaya admin, admin fee /bee-AH-yah ahd-MEEN/
• rupiah, rupiah (Indonesian currency) /roo-PEE-ah/

Money in context

Reading a word inside something you can nearly follow is what makes it stick. These stories use the vocabulary above:

• Harga Tas Ini, The Price of This Bag A customer asks the price, gets a small discount and pays in cash.
• Buka Rekening di Bank, Opening a Bank Account Opening an account, changing money and learning where the ATM is.
• Pinjam Uang dari Teman, Borrowing Money from a Friend An honest conversation about a debt, a plane ticket and paying it back.

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